Legal Opinion
James C. Hobbs v. United States of America, Atomic Energy Commission
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 20, 1971No. 30159PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
This appeal concerns a claim against the government for just compensation for the Atomic Energy Commission’s allegedly unlawful taking of James C. Hobbs’s rights in certain inventions essential to the production of The Bomb. The matter is before this Court for the second time.
The gas involved in the production of fissionable material had never before been producd in quantity. It was highly corrosive. It had to be handled at sub-atmospheric pressure. Its mixture with moist air or grease would render it highly dangerous. The valves required had to be leakproof. Each valve…
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